Jumble solved
Is LANK a word? Yes.
LANK is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 4 letters, worth 8 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 6 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 6
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 4 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 1 : 3
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 1 vowel (A) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 3 remaining consonants (L, N, K).
lank in a sentence
“Meager and lank with fasting grown.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of LANK
One word uses all 4 letters:
- lank
Add one letter to LANK
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and lank opens up 7 5-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
4
Distinct
4
Vowels
25%
A
Consonants
75%
L, N, K
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Practise your unscrambling
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Solving LANK: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters lank?
Rearranging the 4 letters in lank produces 6 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 4-letter answer lank here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does lank have any anagrams?
Using all 4 letters, lank rearranges into exactly one word: lank.
What is the longest word you can make from lank?
The longest solution is lank at 4 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from lank?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: lank yields al, an, ka, la and na. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "lank" used in a sentence?
Lank is itself a valid word. For example: "Meager and lank with fasting grown." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from lank scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, lank is the top scorer from lank at 8 points, followed by ka (6), al (2) and an (2). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.